Turion II Ultra M620 vs Core 2 Duo SP9400

Aggregate performance score

Core 2 Duo SP9400
2008
2 cores / 2 threads, 25 Watt
0.56
+5.7%
Turion II Ultra M620
2009
2 cores / 2 threads, 35 Watt
0.53

Core 2 Duo SP9400 outperforms Turion II Ultra M620 by a small 6% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing Core 2 Duo SP9400 and Turion II Ultra M620 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking28292857
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Market segmentLaptopLaptop
SeriesIntel Core 2 DuoAMD Turion II Ultra
Power efficiency2.041.38
Architecture codenamePenryn (2008−2011)Caspian (2009)
Release date20 August 2008 (16 years ago)10 September 2009 (15 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$284no data

Detailed specifications

Core 2 Duo SP9400 and Turion II Ultra M620 basic parameters such as number of cores, number of threads, base frequency and turbo boost clock, lithography, cache size and multiplier lock state. These parameters indirectly say of CPU speed, though for more precise assessment you have to consider their test results.

Physical cores2 (Dual-core)2 (Dual-core)
Threads22
Base clock speed2.4 GHzno data
Boost clock speed2.4 GHz2.5 GHz
Bus rate1066 MHz3600 MHz
L2 cache6 MB2 MB
L3 cache6 MB L2 Cacheno data
Chip lithography45 nm45 nm
Die size107 mm2no data
Maximum core temperature105 °Cno data
Number of transistors410 Millionno data
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility--

Compatibility

Information on Core 2 Duo SP9400 and Turion II Ultra M620 compatibility with other computer components: motherboard (look for socket type), power supply unit (look for power consumption) etc. Useful when planning a future computer configuration or upgrading an existing one. Note that power consumption of some processors can well exceed their nominal TDP, even without overclocking. Some can even double their declared thermals given that the motherboard allows to tune the CPU power parameters.

SocketBGA956Socket S1 (s1g3) 638-pin
Power consumption (TDP)25 Watt35 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Core 2 Duo SP9400 and Turion II Ultra M620. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsno dataMMX, SSE, SSE2, SSE3, Enhanced 3DNow!, NX bit, AMD64, PowerNow!, AMD Virtualization
PowerNow-+
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)+no data
Turbo Boost Technology-no data
Hyper-Threading Technology-no data
Idle States-no data
Demand Based Switching-no data
FSB parity-no data

Security technologies

Core 2 Duo SP9400 and Turion II Ultra M620 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT+no data
EDB+no data

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Core 2 Duo SP9400 and Turion II Ultra M620 are enumerated here.

VT-x+no data

Synthetic benchmark performance

Various benchmark results of the processors in comparison. Overall score is measured in points in 0-100 range, higher is better.


Combined synthetic benchmark score

This is our combined benchmark performance rating. We are regularly improving our combining algorithms, but if you find some perceived inconsistencies, feel free to speak up in comments section, we usually fix problems quickly.

Core 2 Duo SP9400 0.56
+5.7%
Turion II Ultra M620 0.53

Passmark

Passmark CPU Mark is a widespread benchmark, consisting of 8 different types of workload, including integer and floating point math, extended instructions, compression, encryption and physics calculation. There is also one separate single-threaded scenario measuring single-core performance.

Core 2 Duo SP9400 863
+6%
Turion II Ultra M620 814

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 0.56 0.53
Recency 20 August 2008 10 September 2009
Power consumption (TDP) 25 Watt 35 Watt

Core 2 Duo SP9400 has a 5.7% higher aggregate performance score, and 40% lower power consumption.

Turion II Ultra M620, on the other hand, has an age advantage of 1 year.

Given the minimal performance differences, no clear winner can be declared between Core 2 Duo SP9400 and Turion II Ultra M620.


Should you still have questions on choice between Core 2 Duo SP9400 and Turion II Ultra M620, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.

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